Chinese symbol for “terror”
怖
bù
terror; terrified; afraid; frightened
The closest CC-CEDICT match for terror is 怖 (bù), defined as: terror; terrified; afraid; frightened.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “terror”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 怖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible; frightful |
| 恐怖主义 (恐怖主義) | kǒng bù zhǔ yì | terrorism |
| 恐怖分子 (恐怖份子) | kǒng bù fèn zǐ | variant of 恐怖分子 (kǒng bù fèn zǐ) |
| 恐怖组织 (恐怖組織) | kǒng bù zǔ zhī | terrorist organization |
| 恐怖片 | kǒng bù piàn | horror movie; measure word: 部 (bù) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “terror”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.